LGBTQ rights

On Thursday, July 27, Justice Wagner of the Supreme Court of Canada granted intervener status to nine out of twenty-six potential interveners in the case of Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada…

After months of debate, public outcry, and consultations, Alberta made a huge leap forward for human rights this week. On March 10, the Alberta legislature passed a new law making the approval of gay-straight alliances…

On February 1st a change to the requirements for changing one’s gender on birth certificates and other documents came into effect in Manitoba. No longer will proof of gender reassignment surgery be required. Instead only…

In a previous post from late November, I blogged on the introduction of Bill 202, the Safe and Inclusive School Act, in the Alberta Legislature by Liberal MLA Laurie Blakeman. The bill aimed at making all…

On Thursday November 20, Liberal MLA Laurie Blakeman is set to introduce Bill 202, the Safe and Inclusive School Act, to the Alberta Legislature. The private member’s bill is aimed at making all Alberta schools…

Today students at Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law are among law students across the country voicing concern over Trinity Western University’s (TWU) proposed law school. Students at Dalhousie law have joined a letter writing…